Match Report


SM CaenSM Caen     AS NancyAS Nancy
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Raoul Manga GuelaR. Manga Guela80
G
1
G
67Aaron van den HeuvelA. van den Heuvel
Paul GötzP. Götz79
D
2
D
73Yuji ItoY. Ito
Jan WinklerJ. Winkler77
D
3
D
69Marcello KelbanM. Kelban
Mark GrayM. Gray72
D
4
D
69Marcello AnelkaM. Anelka
Leon LangeL. Lange71
D
5
M
66Pedro MarquesP. Marques
Youri NikiforovY. Nikiforov80
M
6
M
62Jimmy DoumencJ. Doumenc
Santino ArdilesS. Ardiles76
M
captain7
M
62Gary ThirlwellG. Thirlwell
Lennart SeifertL. Seifert74
M
8captain
M
61Stuart MorrisonS. Morrison
Sixto SolisS. Solis81
A
9
A
70Gary BoothG. Booth
David De WitteD. De Witte79
A
10
A
69Yoann MendyY. Mendy
Gunnlaugur ThórhallssonG. Thórhallsson76
A
11
A
67Andy McinnesA. Mcinnes
 
Hakan KayisH. Kayis74
A
12
D
68Matt CaldwellM. Caldwell
Carl UnsworthC. Unsworth72
A
13
D
67Camel VrielynckC. Vrielynck
Nicolas LopezN. Lopez71
D
14
A
65Jean-Michel DeflandreJ. Deflandre

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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Stade Michel dOrnano where SM Caen play host to AS Nancy. A crowd of 18,630 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
SM Caen are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while AS Nancy appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Rafik Congo.


0.00
The whistle blows and AS Nancy get the match underway!
2.06
Jan Winkler threads a neat ball through to Santino Ardiles. With great vision, Santino Ardiles plays the ball forward to Gunnlaugur Thórhallsson. Gunnlaugur Thórhallsson whips in a cross ball towards David De Witte. David De Witte makes a deft header but somehow Aaron van den Heuvel manages to keep it out.
6.41
Jimmy Doumenc flicks a high pass forward. Gary Booth collects the pass. Gary Booth knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Raoul Manga Guela who gathers it comfortably.
8.52
Stuart Morrison flicks a high pass forward. Yoann Mendy collects the pass. Yoann Mendy knocks in a cross ball towards Andy Mcinnes. Andy Mcinnes whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for AS Nancy!
12.37
Yoann Mendy catches Mark Gray on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Mark Gray stretches but gets up unharmed.
14.53
Youri Nikiforov hits a low pass to Sixto Solis. Sixto Solis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Marcello Anelka.
15.39
Youri Nikiforov chips the ball to his team mate, Sixto Solis. Sixto Solis sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
16.58
Santino Ardiles takes it forward alone. Santino Ardiles edges inside the box! Santino Ardiles comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for SM Caen! That brings them level!
24.38
Mark Gray deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Youri Nikiforov. Youri Nikiforov surges forward with the ball. Youri Nikiforov controls the ball well and immediately threads the ball forward, putting Gunnlaugur Thórhallsson through on goal. Gunnlaugur Thórhallsson rockets a shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
27.16
Seeing a gap ahead, Jan Winkler plays the ball forward to Lennart Seifert. Lennart Seifert flicks a high ball forward to Sixto Solis who takes it down. Sixto Solis knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Yuji Ito.
32.15
Lennart Seifert chips the ball to his team mate, Sixto Solis. Sixto Solis lofts in a cross ball towards David De Witte. David De Witte gets a glancing touch on the cross ball. The ball is well placed but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
33.45
Santino Ardiles threads a neat ball through to Sixto Solis. Sixto Solis knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Yuji Ito.
38.12
Jimmy Doumenc makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Andy Mcinnes. Andy Mcinnes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Leon Lange.
40.11
There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
44.18
Stuart Morrison darts forward. Stuart Morrison whips in a cross ball towards Andy Mcinnes. Andy Mcinnes outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. SM Caen appear unchanged since the first half. AS Nancy have changed their lineup with Jean-Michel Deflandre replacing Andy Mcinnes. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.

45.00
The whistle blows and SM Caen kick off!
48.07
Jimmy Doumenc knocks the ball forward to Yoann Mendy. Yoann Mendy lofts in a cross ball towards Gary Booth. Gary Booth flicks the ball with his head but it is miles over!
51.13
Paul Götz comes in with a late challenge on Gary Booth. Paul Götz is shown the yellow card! Gary Booth runs off the knock.
53.48
Jan Winkler flicks a high ball forward to Lennart Seifert who takes it down. Lennart Seifert flicks a high pass forward. Gunnlaugur Thórhallsson controls it well on his chest. Gunnlaugur Thórhallsson knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
54.52
Lennart Seifert controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, David De Witte. David De Witte knocks in a cross ball towards Gunnlaugur Thórhallsson. Gunnlaugur Thórhallsson makes a deft header. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
57.53
Youri Nikiforov deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Sixto Solis. Sixto Solis knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
59.20
Mark Gray kicks a strong pass forward to Youri Nikiforov. Youri Nikiforov makes a probing pass to Sixto Solis. Sixto Solis whips in a cross ball towards Gunnlaugur Thórhallsson. Gunnlaugur Thórhallsson whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
61.20
AS Nancy have made 2 substitutions with Matt Caldwell replacing Marcello Kelban and Camel Vrielynck replacing Stuart Morrison and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
65.55
Youri Nikiforov chips the ball to his team mate, David De Witte. David De Witte knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Aaron van den Heuvel who gathers it comfortably.
71.17
Santino Ardiles makes a beautiful solo run. Santino Ardiles shoots from outside the area but it flies just wide!
73.30
With great vision, Jimmy Doumenc plays the ball forward to Gary Booth. Gary Booth knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Raoul Manga Guela who gathers it comfortably.
77.10
Lennart Seifert flicks a high pass forward to Gunnlaugur Thórhallsson who brings the ball under control. Gunnlaugur Thórhallsson finds some space and shoots from distance but Aaron van den Heuvel is on top of it.
78.33
Lennart Seifert makes a simple pass to David De Witte. David De Witte plays a scrappy one-two with Sixto Solis and stumbles forward towards the goal... David De Witte side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. Magnificent save by Aaron van den Heuvel!
84.50
Youri Nikiforov sees Sixto Solis in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Sixto Solis finds some space and shoots from distance which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

SM Caen

AS Nancy
Goals
4
1
Shots on Target
8
1
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
68.5%
31.5%
Play Area
26%
41.1%
32.9%

Scorers
Santino Ardiles 17
Gunnlaugur Thórhallsson 55, 59
Sixto Solis 84
Andy Mcinnes 9

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Gunnlaugur Thórhallsson of SM Caen

Match Ratings
1.Raoul Manga Guela (GK)
6
2.Paul Götz (DEF)yellow card
5
3.Jan Winkler (DEF)
6
4.Mark Gray (DEF)
6
5.Leon Lange (DEF)
6
6.Youri Nikiforov (MID)
8
7.Santino Ardiles (MID)goal scored
8
8.Lennart Seifert (MID)
7
9.Sixto Solis (ATT)goal scored
8
10.David De Witte (ATT)
7
11.Gunnlaugur Thórhallsson (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Hakan Kayis (ATT)
0
13.Carl Unsworth (ATT)
0
14.Nicolas Lopez (DEF)
0

1.Aaron van den Heuvel (GK)
7
2.Yuji Ito (DEF)
6
3.Marcello Kelban (DEF)
6
4.Marcello Anelka (DEF)
6
5.Pedro Marques (MID)
6
6.Jimmy Doumenc (MID)
6
7.Gary Thirlwell (MID)
6
8.Stuart Morrison (MID)
6
9.Gary Booth (ATT)
6
10.Yoann Mendy (ATT)yellow card
6
11.Andy Mcinnes (ATT)goal scored
7
 
12.Matt Caldwell (DEF)
6
13.Camel Vrielynck (DEF)
6
14.Jean-Michel Deflandre (ATT)
6